Reagan nominated Sandra Day Oconnor to be the first woman to serve on the u. S. Supreme court. Next on American History tv, a discussion with author evan thomas and one of Justice Oconnors sons on the qualification ands characteristics that led to her appointment. Good afternoon. For those ive not had a chance to meet, my name is john. I have the honor of being executive director of the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. Thank you all for coming out this afternoon. If you would, in honor of our men and women in uniform who defend our freedom around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for chwhicht stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. In the fall of 1988, when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the site of his future president ial library, im not sure that he could have imagined that
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america. And to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Please be seated. In the fall of 1988, when president Ronald Reagan broke ground at the site of his future president ial library, im not sure that he could have imagined that his foundation, the one bearing his name, would one day also be operating a robust institute in washington, d. C. , one just steps from the white house he would soon leave behind for his beloved home and ranch in the west. However, i do know nah todays celebration honoring Justice Sandra day oconnor is exactly the type of gathering in his name that he envisioned. History intrinsically links president reagan and Justice Oconnor and it is an honor and a privilege for the Reagan Foundation and institute to host this forum. Before we begin our celebration, id like to express our gratitude to our friends in the room who still carry the
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right now from the supreme court this morning. retired associate justice of the supreme court sandra day o connor has died at the age of 93. she is a trailblazer in so many ways. she was the first female member of the supreme court. our ken dilanian is joining us right now with more. ken, what do we know? we are just getting right now a statement from the supreme court announcing her death. the first woman ever appointed to the court, appointed by ronald reagan. the statement said that she died of complications related to advanced dementia, probably alzheimer s, and a respiratory illness. again, she was 93 years old. justice o connor was appointed to the court by president reagan in 1981, and she retired in 2006 after serving more than 24 years on the court. she s survived by her three sons, six grand children, chief justice john roberts said the following about justice o connor in this statement from the court. a daughter of the american southwest, sandra day o connor blaz
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